Elliot

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UK/ˈɛliːət/UK/ˈɛlɪjət/Canada, US/ˈɛliət/Australia/ˈeliːət/

proper noun

A surname transferred from the given name, a variant of Elliott.

CommonScrabble 6

Meanings

proper nounElliot (countable and uncountable, plural Elliots)

plural Elliots · alternative Elliott · alternative Eliott · alternative Eliot

  1. countableA surname transferred from the given name, a variant of Elliott.
  2. countableA male given name from Hebrew, a variant of Elliott.

    The first paper plane from the stands was cheered onto the fringes of the pitch in the 19th minute and it was certainly a sleepy start, despite the best efforts of Elliot Anderson and Morgan Rogers to inject a bit of tempo.

    2025 November 13, David Hytner, “Saka and Eze strikes sink Serbia as England maintain perfect World Cup qualifying record”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 02 Mar 2026
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    “I have been wanting this and working towards this for so many years,” Neilly wrote in the caption. “I’m so proud of Elliot and I am so grateful to the trans elders who risked everything to make this moment happen.”

    2021 March 17, Oscar Holland, “Elliot Page becomes first trans man to appear on Time magazine cover”, in CNN, archived from the original on 24 Jul 2021
  3. countableuncountableA coastal hamlet near Arbroath, Angus council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO6139).
  4. countableuncountableA town in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa, named after Henry George Elliot.

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APA

Elliot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elliot

MLA

“Elliot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elliot. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Elliot,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elliot.

Source: Elliot on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.